'This captivating series of adventures is ideal for those who love whimsical humour' Guardian, Best Children's Books of the YearWritten by Carnegie and Costa Award-winning author Sally Gardner and beautifully illustrated throughout by Greenaway-shortlisted artist Chris Mould, Pernickety Boo is the unforgettable story of a very unusual umbrella.
From famous stories like "e;Hansel and Grethel"e; and "e;Cinderella"e; to the lesser-known "e;One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes,"e; this collection of twenty-five fairy tales is full of talking animals, naughty children, wicked parents, magic objects, and honorable heroes and heroines.
When Jim Burden writes a memoir of his childhood in Black Hawk, Nebraska, his story keeps returning to Antonia-the Bohemian immigrant girl who became his closest friend.
An abridged and illustrated chapter book retelling of Oliver Twist, part of the bestselling Classic Starts(R) series that has sold more than 8 million copies!
The people of Nightshade, California, are dying in their sleep, and fifteen-year-old paranormal warrior Jessica Walsh is determined to find the killer .
Some of the fiercest and most skilled hunters in the world, lions use teamwork and strong senses of hearing, sight, and smell to track and kill their prey.
Bubbe goes to the outdoor Carmel Market in Tel-Aviv to shop for Shabbat, but in addition to buying the challah, candles, chicken, tablecloth, flowers, and other necessities, she also finds herself coming home with lots of stray cats.
An abridged and illustrated chapter book retelling of the sci-fi classicpart of the bestselling Classic Starts(R) series that has sold more than 8 million copies!
There are lots of cats on Ben Yehuda Street, but it is the friendship between a little grey cat with a pink collar and a fluffy white stray cat that brings two lonely neighbors together.
In the beloved tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the three bears are in for quite a surprise when they return home and realize that a curious girl has made herself at home in their cottage.
By the author of Black Narcissus and The River '[Godden's] distinctive, poised and unsentimental books have never lost a shred of their almost hypnotic appeal' ROSIE THOMAS, GUARDIAN'One of our best and most captivating novelists' PHILIP HENSHER'[Godden has] a genius for storytelling' EVENING STANDARD'All horses can walk - some badly, some well, but to a few is given a gift of movement feline in its grace, a slouching, flowing continuous movement that is a joy to watch.
Once upon a time there was a huge family of children, and they were terribly, terribly naughty … So begins Nurse Matilda, the first of three books about the no-nonsense nanny who uses magic to rein in the mischievous children in her charge – and changes their lives forever.
A hilarious new picture book from Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning author Peter Bently and the incredibly talented illustrator John Bond, creators of Dogs in Disguise.
